3303.0.55.001 - Causes of Death, Australia: Doctor Certified Deaths, Summary Tables, 2009 Quality Declaration 
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CANCER (C00-D48)

Cancers were the underlying cause of 41,142 doctor certified deaths in 2009, a decrease of 454 doctor certified deaths from 2008. Of these deaths due to cancer certified by a doctor, 23,140 deaths were male and 18,002 were female. Median age at death for all doctor certified deaths attributed to cancer was 75.2 years, a slight decrease from 75.4 years in 2008.







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